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Concordia expert gives advice on checking for news misinformation January 9, 2026
Concordia professor Erin Hemme Froslie urges news consumers to be skeptical, verify information and check multiple sources before sharing.
Otter Tail County mourns loss of WWII Navy pilot January 9, 2026
Leo Bernu, a Navy pilot who served in the South Pacific, died on New Year's Eve at age 103.
Walz declares 'Day of Unity' Friday in memory of Renee Good January 9, 2026
Walz in a Thursday evening news release said he invites "all Minnesotans and Americans to participate in acts of service in honor and remembrance of Renee Nicole Good." Good, 37, was the Minneapolis woman who was shot and killed on Jan. 7 by a federal ICE agent.
Minnesota man free from prison after 26 years for murder he says he didn’t commit January 9, 2026
Brian Pippitt of Aitkin County was released on Jan. 7 after the Minnesota Board of Pardons voted in September 2025 to commute his sentence.
Colorado College's analytics are pretty good. Will that soon turn into more wins? January 9, 2026
The Tigers and St. Cloud State could be poised for improved second halves.
Restored local sled honors I-500 race of 1976 and winner Brian Nelson January 9, 2026
A rare John Deere snowmobile has been restored near Harwood to honor Brian Nelson’s dramatic 1976 I-500 race victory.